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“They’re actually paying us not to go to a party. That’s why it’s called a No-Go Gala,” Nelson says.

The organization has raised as much as $70,000 from the non-event fundraiser. The key to its success is in the individuals who “host the party.”

“It’s all about who is on the host committee. In anything that you do in special events, it’s about who’s running it, who’s the chairperson, who is helping you with this event,” she adds.